Mouse Testis Immunoprecipitation- SLX/SLXL1
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion, Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Testis
SUBMITTER: 
Jacob Mueller
LAB HEAD: Jacob Mueller
PROVIDER: PXD014276 | Pride | 2019-10-24
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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